Destroyer Marine

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The three-pronged symbol markings typical for a Destroyer[18]

Destroyer Marines were a type of elite Space Marine squad employed during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1]

Overview

Ultramarines Nemesis Destroyer[19]

The origins of the Destroyer Squad lie in the Unification Wars of Terra. During the terrible conflict, the enemies of the Emperor utilised forbidden or proscribed weaponry from the Age of Strife which many Legions considered dishonourable. Alongside certain factions of the Mechanicum, only Destroyer Squads have license to use such forbidden devices such as Radiation Weapons, bio-alchem munitions and Phosphex. Normally, Destroyer Squads were shunned and deemed tainted by their Battle-Brothers, while still viewed by Imperial commanders as a necessary evil.[10]

Led by a Space Marine Sergeant, Destroyer Squads were most typically equipped with Missile Launchers armed with Rad Missiles or Volkite Serpenta as well as Toxiferran Flamers. They also commonly carried twin Bolt Pistols, Chainswords, Phosphex Bombs, Rad Grenades and Melta bombs.[1] To better rain death upon their foes, they were sometimes equipped with Jump Packs.[3]

Variations

Standard

  • Destroyer Assault Squad - Equipped with Jump Packs to rain death upon their foes.[10]
  • Mortalis Destroyer Squad - Unleashed in situations where no quarter was to be given to the enemy as well as close-confines battlezones. Especially favoured by the Death Guard and Ultramarines.[10]

Legion Variations

Notable Destroyers

Images

  • Destroyer Squad[12]

  • Destroyer Assault Squad[2]

Sources


Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Lord Commander • Praetor • Centurion • Optae • Command Squad
Specialists Consul (Herald • Siege Breaker • Overseer) • Champion • Vigilator • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Techmarine (Praevian) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Decurion • Master of Signals • Master of Descent • Augur Squad • Moritat
Elite Troops Veteran Squad (Veteran Assault Squad) • Terminator Squad (Cataphractii • Tartaros • Saturnine • Nullificator) • Destroyer Squad (Assault • Mortalis) • Honour Guard
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Breacher Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Despoiler Squad • Scout Squad • Inductii
Fast Attack Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Sky-Hunter Squadrons • Hussar Squad • Javelin Attack Speeder • Proteus Land Speeder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Castaferrum • Deredeo • Leviathan • Lucifer • Saturnine
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Mauler Tank • Sabre • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles • Explorator) • Termite • Plutona
Heavy Vehicles Kratos • Sicaran • Malcador • Spartan (Prometheus • Hermetika) • Behemoth • Cerberus • Typhon
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion (Ascalon) • Stormblade • Shadowsword • Mastodon • Mantolith • Leviathan • Capitol Imperialis
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Hyperios • Scorpius) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Morbus • Spicula • Graviton) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula • Araknae
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Stormstrike • Xiphon • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Stormcrow • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
Legion-specific
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